Charcot, Mitchell and Lees: neurology free thinkers and their experiences of psychoactive drugs

ABSTRACT Three world-famous neurologists, Charcot and Mitchell, in the 19th century, and Lees, in this century, all of whom had great scientific curiosity, experimented with the psychoactive drugs hashish, mescal and yagé, respectively, in an attempt to increase their knowledge of neurological diseases and how the brain works.

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Main Authors: Teive,Hélio A. G., Germiniani,Francisco M.B., Kowacs,Pedro A., Munhoz,Renato P.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016001201035
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